diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c
index 58073836b555..8c77e88012e9 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c
@@ -514,15 +514,15 @@ static int tpm_add_legacy_sysfs(struct tpm_chip *chip)
 	if (chip->flags & (TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2 | TPM_CHIP_FLAG_VIRTUAL))
 		return 0;
 
-	rc = __compat_only_sysfs_link_entry_to_kobj(
-		    &chip->dev.parent->kobj, &chip->dev.kobj, "ppi");
+	rc = compat_only_sysfs_link_entry_to_kobj(
+		    &chip->dev.parent->kobj, &chip->dev.kobj, "ppi", NULL);
 	if (rc && rc != -ENOENT)
 		return rc;
 
 	/* All the names from tpm-sysfs */
 	for (i = chip->groups[0]->attrs; *i != NULL; ++i) {
-		rc = __compat_only_sysfs_link_entry_to_kobj(
-		    &chip->dev.parent->kobj, &chip->dev.kobj, (*i)->name);
+		rc = compat_only_sysfs_link_entry_to_kobj(
+		    &chip->dev.parent->kobj, &chip->dev.kobj, (*i)->name, NULL);
 		if (rc) {
 			tpm_del_legacy_sysfs(chip);
 			return rc;
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/group.c b/fs/sysfs/group.c
index fbb117757c52..64e6a6698935 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/group.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/group.c
@@ -415,22 +415,6 @@ void sysfs_remove_link_from_group(struct kobject *kobj, const char *group_name,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_remove_link_from_group);
 
-/**
- * __compat_only_sysfs_link_entry_to_kobj - add a symlink to a kobject pointing
- * to a group or an attribute
- * @kobj:		The kobject containing the group.
- * @target_kobj:	The target kobject.
- * @target_name:	The name of the target group or attribute.
- */
-int __compat_only_sysfs_link_entry_to_kobj(struct kobject *kobj,
-				      struct kobject *target_kobj,
-				      const char *target_name)
-{
-	return compat_only_sysfs_link_entry_to_kobj(kobj, target_kobj,
-						    target_name, NULL);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__compat_only_sysfs_link_entry_to_kobj);
-
 /**
  * compat_only_sysfs_link_entry_to_kobj - add a symlink to a kobject pointing
  * to a group or an attribute
diff --git a/include/linux/sysfs.h b/include/linux/sysfs.h
index fd0fcb4d4f4d..80bb865b3a33 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysfs.h
@@ -297,9 +297,6 @@ int sysfs_add_link_to_group(struct kobject *kobj, const char *group_name,
 			    struct kobject *target, const char *link_name);
 void sysfs_remove_link_from_group(struct kobject *kobj, const char *group_name,
 				  const char *link_name);
-int __compat_only_sysfs_link_entry_to_kobj(struct kobject *kobj,
-				      struct kobject *target_kobj,
-				      const char *target_name);
 int compat_only_sysfs_link_entry_to_kobj(struct kobject *kobj,
 					 struct kobject *target_kobj,
 					 const char *target_name,
@@ -516,14 +513,6 @@ static inline void sysfs_remove_link_from_group(struct kobject *kobj,
 {
 }
 
-static inline int __compat_only_sysfs_link_entry_to_kobj(
-	struct kobject *kobj,
-	struct kobject *target_kobj,
-	const char *target_name)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static inline int compat_only_sysfs_link_entry_to_kobj(struct kobject *kobj,
 						       struct kobject *target_kobj,
 						       const char *target_name,